One lucky college student accidentally received a $350,000 drone in the mail
It has all the makings of a terrible early-’80s frat comedy: A college kid receives an expensive aerial drone in the mail and hilarity ensues …
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The most private search engine in the world just got even better
DuckDuckGo, the Internet search-engine that still values your privacy, has just gotten even better, as the company announced a major update covering new features as well …
Watch this ridiculous speech that would make even Mike Judge’s Silicon Valley characters blush
Is parody even possible when it comes to the tech world? It’s a question that needs to be asked in the wake of a speech …
Scientists may have just solved one of life’s biggest mysteries: Why yawning is contagious
Life is filled with little mysteries, one of which is why we’re more likely to yawn when others around us . However, new research from …
Bill Gates says he would support dumping Microsoft’s Xbox unit
Should it stay or should it go? When it comes to Microsoft’s Xbox business, that recurring question continues to haunt Microsoft executives. Investors have been …
New report details Samsung’s long history of alleged price-fixing, copycatting and bribery
Samsung really hates being accused of copycatting, and it’s not just because of its long-running patent dispute with Apple. Vanity Fair has written a lengthy …
Yes, your phone and cable bills have been getting ridiculously expensive
If you find that your monthly phone and cable bills have been eating into a bigger chunk of your budget, you aren’t alone — in …
Level 3 calls out Comcast, TWC and others for ‘deliberately harming’ their own broadband service
Level 3, a tier 1 Internet service provider based in Colorado, has called out Comcast, Charter, Time Warner Cable and other top U.S. ISPs for …
HTC forecasts Q2 profit as revenue seen doubling
HTC still hasn’t shared any firm numbers that might reveal how well its new flagship HTC One (M8) is faring against stiff competition from Samsung and Apple, …
Sony has figured out how to cram 185TB of data onto a single cassette tape
It turns out that audio cassette taps might be the wave of the future after all, at least when it comes to data storage. Forbes …
Incredible nanogold paint changes color as it responds to touch
Scientists at the University of California have come up with a nifty new way to utilize nanoparticles of gold. A solution of gold particles embedded …
Video: New deal lets you add products to your Amazon shopping cart from Twitter
Amazon is ready to offer shoppers an interesting new way to purchase various goods by letting them connect their Amazon and Twitter accounts in order to …
Apple shares surge past $600 for the first time since 2012
It’s amazing what a strong earnings report and a 7-for-1 stock split will do for your company’s share price. Apple shares surged past the $600 …
This is how Google forces its core product on Android device makers
Google was recently hit with an antitrust lawsuit (seeking class action status), which alleges that the company’s mostly secret agreements with Android smartphone and tablet …
Ballmer says Apple and Microsoft are both two-trick ponies so far
It’s been a while since we’ve heard from Steve Ballmer, the boisterous ex-CEO of Microsoft, but highlights from his first public speech since stepping down from his long-held …
These are the weirdest things people search for on Google
Google’s popular search engine has changed the world by putting a wealth of information at our fingertips. Knowledge is power and information has never been more …
Mozilla tells the FCC to grow a spine, reclassify ISPs as common carriers
Mozilla might not be as big as Google or Netflix in most consumers’ minds but as the maker of the popular Firefox browser, it does …
Google announces same-day delivery service in New York and Los Angeles
Google on Monday morning announced that it is expanding its same-day delivery service into Manhattan and West Los Angeles for participating retailers. Dubbed “Google Shopping …
Why Mesh networks look like the wave of the future
If you want to connect to the Internet today, you need to connect to one of the major ISPs, such as Comcast, Verizon, or AT&T. These companies …
New York is pushing through a brilliant plan to make free Wi-Fi available across the city
It’s taken a while but it looks like New York City will finally go through with a brilliant plan that will greatly expand the number …
Jury finds Samsung guilty of infringing some patents in Apple trial – awards paltry $120M
The implications in the weeks-long patent trial between Apple and Samsung couldn’t have been bigger — or more difficult for most consumers to care about. …
Netflix turns up the heat on FCC’s controversial net neutrality plan
Although Netflix has yet to launch a formal campaign against the Federal Communications Commission’s controversial net neutrality proposals, the company apparently has given the FCC …
Apple’s latest acquisition could make the iPhone’s battery life better than ever
Apple may not be making big splashy moves such as Google’s Nest acquisition or Facebook’s purchase of WhatsApp, but it won’t hesitate to buy up …
Review: Can Sony’s pricey new Xperia tablet really take on the iPad?
When it comes to the tablet market, Sony seems to be stuck in neutral. We previewed the Xperia Tablet Z over a year ago to find …
Study: You’re more likely to buy a fake smartphone than you think
Many consumer electronics buyers in the U.S. end up purchasing counterfeit goods, a study commissioned by Canon reveals, with almost one in five buyers having paid …
Yahoo is going to track your web use whether you like it or not
Yahoo this week announced that it won’t be honoring “Do Not Track” requests from users anymore either, because it wants to offer them a personalized web …
The upcoming iPhone phablet isn’t the only way that Apple is following Samsung
Although the traditional narrative about Apple and Samsung is that Apple is the leader and Samsung is the fast follower, that’s just not always the …
7 tips to help you optimize and organize your Gmail
For many email users, Gmail seemed like a gift from the heavens when it first debuted in April 2004. Compared to other popular email services at …
Google’s secret Android agreements drive up phone prices, new antitrust lawsuit alleges
A new antitrust lawsuit filed in California on Thursday against Google alleges that the company is taking advantage of the mostly secret Mobile Application Distribution …
This is how far you have to go to stop Facebook from learning you’re pregnant
If you’re pregnant and you don’t want to be subjected to countless ads reminding you of your pregnancy, then you may want to avoid using …
